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Meaning of simple past | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.

Equivalents

Dansk datid præteritum
Deutsch Präteritum
Ελληνικά αόριστος
Esperanto estinteco estinto preterito
Español pretérito
Suomi imperfekti kertoma preteriti
Français imparfait passé passé simple
Nederlands onvoltooid verleden tijd
Português passado simples pretérito perfeito pretérito perfeito simples pretérito simples
Русский просто́е проше́дшее вре́мя прошедшее время
Türkçe geçmiş zaman

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

simple pendulum simple present simple quadruple time simple ring simple root simple sentence

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